Nation
Santa Clara Pueblo · santa clara pueblo · Pueblo of Santa Clara, New Mexico · Kha’P’oSanta Clara Pueblo
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- Official name
- Pueblo of Santa Clara, New Mexico
- Recorded status
- Listed by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (91 FR 4102, January 30, 2026)
- Region
- Southwest
In the record
C. C. Royce’s 1899 schedule records 1 cession of land from Santa Clara Pueblo. It came through acts of Congress.
One court case turned on its rights: Santa Clara Pueblo v. Martinez.
Written from the records linked here; open any of them for its sources. This is what the United States’ treaty record says, not the nation’s own account.
Names
Each name shows where it comes from. A nation’s own name is shown as the nation writes it.
Self-names
- Kha’P’oTewa
Official names
Land recorded as ceded
Estimate from Royce’s maps; overlapping cessions counted once. Not a survey or legal measure.
1 cession. Follow Santa Clara Pueblo through the years on the map
Who is doing the work
Native legal and land defense, nationally
- Native American Rights Fund (NARF) Native-led Litigation and legal advocacy for tribal sovereignty, treaty rights, land and resources Give on their site Website
- NDN Collective (LANDBACK Campaign) Native-led LANDBACK campaign (launched 2020; Mount Rushmore closure and return of Black Hills public lands), Indigenous… Give on their site Website
- Indian Land Tenure Foundation (ILTF) Native-led Land recovery and control by tribes and individual Indian landowners Website
- Decolonizing Wealth Project (Indigenous Earth Fund; California Tribal Land Return) Native-led Reparative philanthropy Give on their site Website
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Connections
These links were matched automatically by name or date and have not yet been reviewed by a person.
Land recorded in this nation’s name 1, matched by the Forest Service, under review
Named in 1
Sources
- federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2026/01/30/2026-01899.htmlprimary record
Pueblo of Santa Clara, New Mexico
- Indian Entities Recognized by and Eligible To Receive Services From the BIA, 91 FR 4102 (Jan. 30, 2026)primary record
Listed in 91 FR 4102 (Jan. 30, 2026).
- santaclarapueblo.org/about-us/unclassified
the people of Kha’P’o (the people of the Valley of the Wild Roses or Kha P’o Singing Water
Research notes
Named in the Santa Clara Pueblo v. Martinez row.
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- Confidence
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- Nation review
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